B92: ”KFOR’s explanation, little tension yesterday, we all knew, we do not interfere” (TV Prva)
KFOR spokesman Vincenzo Grasso says that yesterday’s action of the Kosovo special police units was regular, and that in fact the biggest threat to peace are politicians and the media. Asked about the situation in Kosovo this morning, Grasso says it is under control. “Yesterday there was little tension, but luckily it was in isolated […]
Read More →KFOR: Action against crime, we do not interfere (RTS)
KFOR has confirmed there is a Kosovo police operation ongoing, in line with the Pristina’s prosecution request and it takes place in an entire Kosovo, claiming same as the Kosovo government, that the action in the north of Kosovo is a fight against the crime, RTS reported. KFOR Spokesperson Grasso said the action is not […]
Read More →German soldiers to remain in KFOR, government says (N1, FoNet)
Germany will keep its soldiers in Kosovo as part of KFOR for another year because the situation there is unstable, Deutsche Welle reported. The German government took the decision to keep the Bundeswehr troops in KFOR because it feels that the potential exists for conflicts, especially in the north of Kosovo, it said. The number […]
Read More →Covic: Realistic danger for Serbs in north of Kosovo, prudent in Berlin (RTS)
Former head of the Coordination Center for Kosovo and Metohija, Nebojsa Covic told RTS he thinks there is a realistic danger of new conflicts because “Kosovo attempts to roundup its sovereignty.” According to him, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emanuel Macron want to overcome the problems in Kosovo and continue the dialogue, however […]
Read More →KFOR Commander: Albanian soldiers won’t be deployed in north Kosovo (FoNet, N1)
The Commander of the US Bondsteel base in Kosovo Colonel Roy Macaraeg denied on Wednesday rumors that 500 Albanian soldiers would be positioned in the KFOR Nothing Hill camp in the north and said that 70-strong international force would remain there, the FoNet news agency reported. The Colonel said that some 800 US, Polish, Turkish […]
Read More →Serbian military brass warns against “any coup attempts” (B92, Tanjug)
Serbia’s top military officials met on Tuesday in Belgrade for a session of the Collegium of the Minister of Defense and the Chief of the General Staff. According to announcements before the meeting, they discussed security situation in the country and its surroundings. The Serbian Army will not allow any attempts at a coup and […]
Read More →Crime and freedom of movement are the biggest security problems in Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio, KoSSev, KIM radio)
The biggest security problem for the Serb community in the North of Kosovo is crime and for the Serbs South of Ibar freedom of movement – says the research within the project “Did the Brussels Agreement Forgotten Citizens” conducted by NGO “Crno Beli Svet” (Black and White World) and TV Mir based in Leposavic. The […]
Read More →Simic: I didn’t get reply from Minister Mustafa if police would increase presence to protect Serbs (TV Most, Radio Mitrovica)
Assembly Committee on Rights and Interests of Communities and Return meeting was held last Friday in Pristina, TV Most reported. President of the Committee and Vice-President of Serbian List Igor Simic in an interview for Radio Mitrovica on Saturday said there were some reactions during the meeting related to the questions he made, noting that […]
Read More →Drecun: Albanian soldiers provocation for Serbs (TV Pink, Vecernje Novosti, Tanjug)
After Albanian soldiers toured Mitrovica North couple of days ago and the announcement that several hundreds of them would be deployed to the north of Kosovo, Chairperson of the Serbian National Assembly Committee for Kosovo and Metohija Milovan Drecun said it represents an endangerment of the security of Serbian people there. Drecun told TV Pink […]
Read More →KFOR: No indication of violence in Kosovo’s north (N1, Vecernje Novosti)
The spokesperson for NATO’s peacekeeping force in Kosovo (KFOR), Vincenzo Grasso, said there are no indications that the situation in Kosovo’s northern part could turn violent and that the only destabilisation comes from “speculations” spread by certain individuals and some media. “KFOR is completely committed to protecting all people. That is where the cooperation with […]
Read More →Covic: Some evil is being prepared for Serbs in Kosovo (Telegraf, Tanjug, B92)
Former head of the Coordination Centre for Kosovo and Metohija Nebojsa Covic, believes that “some evil is in store” for Serbs in northern Kosovo. In his view, Pristina authorities, with the support of their foreign mentors, are planning to “round off their sovereignty in the whole territory of Kosovo and Metohija.” In an opinion piece […]
Read More →Vucic: If KFOR doesn’t protect Serbs – there are those who will (BETA, B92)
The presence of the Albanian army in the northern part of Mitrovica was “deliberate and planned,” the Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said. The goal was to intimidate the Serbs in Kosovo and provoke Serbia, President Vucic said on Friday. Late on Thursday, the Serb List, a party representing Serbs in Kosovo, asked KFOR to […]
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